Number of women jailed keeps rising

The number of women being jailed continues to reach record highs — despite a significant drop in the total number of people being sent to prison.

Number of women jailed keeps rising

And the women are being shoved into chronically overcrowded female prisons — with four out of ten being released early.

Prison Service figures show the number of female prisoners has nearly doubled in the last five years — now accounting for almost one in five of all committals.

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